Second Teams/Soft Spots

[Bjornebye]

Good.

[General Dryness]

Inter, because I played as them on Championship Manager Italia on the Amiga. Chose them on that because they had Schillaci and Zenga, both of whom had been ace at Italia 90. Then when Football Italia started on C4 they were my team on there. Also liked the black and blue stripes.

[General Dryness]

Sampdoria's kit and Rafa are ace.

And because Rangers, obviously.

 

I'm playing an imaginary flute here Stig. Just for you.

[thegreatelephant]

Phil Neal was Northampton Town I think?

 

My Soft spot is for Shrewsbury Town as I lived there for a while. Also Dortmund for the same reason. 

[A_S]

Lived just outside Frankfurt for a while so I like to see Eintracht do well. Nice stadium too.

[Moctezuma]

A mate of when had the same thing with Ferencvaros fans abroad somewhere , apparently he mentioned Florian Albert , who is a local hero.

I believe a lot of people attended the match at anfield to see him, European footballer of the year 1967.

 

 

Thanks for this easy. A bit of a reminder of how globalised the game is now, in as much that if he were playing today it would invariably be in a Barcelona or Real Madrid shirt rather than a Ferencvaros one.

[Juniper]

Inter

Botofogo

River Plate

Barca- although not so much in recent times.

 

Did like Newcastle, until the final game of the 2013/14 season where their fans acted like cunts the whole game. They can fuck off now.

[Hades]

Don't understand the concept.

[Harry Squatter]

Roma because I have friends from Rome and they all support them. They got me tickets to a ROMA game in 2003 and they beat Lecce 3-1 with John Carew and Totti scoring.

 

River plate. Went the classico at Boca's ground. Game ended 2-2 and 3 players got sent off. Me and my mate sat with the River Plate fans. Went the Monumental stadium the next day and did the tour. The tour was in Spanish only but the tour guide went upstairs to the office and got an English speaking office worker to come round with us. They asked us why Liverpool had never had any Argentinian or Uruguayan players. Pre Rafa and Suarez. Also love their kit.

[Baresi]

Fiorentina - Batistuta

 

AC - Baresi & Van Basten

[Trevorjc]

Have a soft spot for Parma from watching the Italian Footie on Channel 4 in the 90's

[Section_31]

Have a soft spot for Parma from watching the Italian Footie on Channel 4 in the 90's

Quality side that. Buffon, Thuram, cannavaro and, chiesa, veron, crespo.

[Razoray]

Quality side that. Buffon, Thuram, cannavaro and, chiesa, veron, crespo.

Brolin, Asprilla, Zola, D Baggio. Sensini, Benarivo & Couto at the back. How the fuck they lost to an Arsenal team featuring Selly and Morrow in mf in the 94 CWC final is a mystery. They battered them.

[Razoray]

The 89&90 Milan team with Van Basten, Gullit, Rijkaard, Baresi, Maldini with Costacurta and Donadoni. Probably 5 of the best players of their generation there. Great players and a superb manager.

[M_B]

Wrexham because I'm a Wool.

 

..and Roma cause I've seen them loads.

[Tourt]

Having gained promotion to the then First division, Millwall fans applauded King Kenny’s all conquering Liverpool onto the pitch at the Den. For supporters who were famed for wearing surgical masks and dishing out “the treatment” to opposing fans I found their act of sportsmanship amazing and have wished them well ever since.

While their fortunes have since declined, Millwall’s capacity to do the unexpected has continued.

 

 

They were the first football league club to open a food bank at their ground, despite financial difficulties they refused the offer of sponsorship by a Pay Day Loan company and when the A & E ward of their local Lewisham and General Hospital was threatened with closure they actively campaigned to keep it open.

 

 

Socially concerned, financially principled and democratically active, what’s not to like and admire about a club like that in this day and age?

 

 

The fact their fans detest Chelsea, West Ham, Spurs and Arsenal should not cloud your judgement.

[redinblack62]

Feyenoord

[Malarkey]

Rayo. Left wing loonies. Love it.

[Grinch]

Liverpool reserves

[Red Banjo]

I used to root for Charlton years ago, when Clive Mendonca was banging them in for fun. Then they got promoted and i lost interest. Can't be having conflict of teams.

 

Outside of England i loved Zanetti and Inter's kits so they were my foreign team. Then Mourinho poisoned me against them. Cheers shitcoat you massive cunt.

 

I like Barca purely because of Luis and i watched them live last season and love the city and the stadium. Even tho they are annoying twats a good percentage of the time. The annoying twats.

[Red Banjo]

These days i have a soft spot for anyone playing against the manc cunts, the bitters or Chelsea. Except when they play eachother, when i have a soft spot for a wayward asteroid.

[Tony Moanero]

Liverpool reserves

Is this shit supposed to be funny?

[Bjornebye]

Having gained promotion to the then First division, Millwall fans applauded King Kenny’s all conquering Liverpool onto the pitch at the Den. For supporters who were famed for wearing surgical masks and dishing out “the treatment” to opposing fans I found their act of sportsmanship amazing and have wished them well ever since.

While their fortunes have since declined, Millwall’s capacity to do the unexpected has continued.

 

 

They were the first football league club to open a food bank at their ground, despite financial difficulties they refused the offer of sponsorship by a Pay Day Loan company and when the A & E ward of their local Lewisham and General Hospital was threatened with closure they actively campaigned to keep it open.

 

 

Socially concerned, financially principled and democratically active, what’s not to like and admire about a club like that in this day and age?

 

 

The fact their fans detest Chelsea, West Ham, Spurs and Arsenal should not cloud your judgement.

Nah fuck them. They sang Hillsborough chants years ago in a league cup game at their shithole of a ground. Cunt club.

[Nelly-Szoboszlai]

I'm on the Parma train for the same reasons.

 

Barcelona. Love the city.

 

Denmark national team. Had a thing for them since the 1986 World Cup. Loved Elkjaer. Top player. And big Jan.

 

Crewe Alexander. Seem like one of those clubs who try to do things the right way. Trying to produce good youth players. A bit influenced by the Rob Jones link.

[Preston Red]

Preston Nob End. They were the first club I got to go see live as my dad was a tight arse at the time and wouldn't stump up for us to watch Liverpool. Mind you, when you could watch football in the mid 90s (94/95) for £7.50 for the pair of you it was a snip really. Got a season ticket the season after and saw them promoted as champions from what is now League 2 (Division 3 at the time). The next season was a bad time as they nearly relegated but the high points were beating the Dingles (Burnley) at their place and the Donkey Lashers 3-0 at home. The season after started on a high with everyone whispering about the possibility of promotion again only for it fall apart spectacularly after a League Cup hiding away to Blackburn Rovers (6-0!!!). Enter the Moyesiah later that season and my dad declared that he wouldn't get a season ticket while that "Rusty Headed Twat" was in charge. I've always kept an eye out for the Nobbers and always want them to do well apart from when they've played us.

 

Scarborough was another team I used to keep an eye on ad they were my first taste of what life is like as an away supporter. A ramshackle old ground (McCain Stadium) it was when we went there but they were opening a new stand when we went (March 95 I think). Sir Tom opened their stand and then the shit football started. The Nobbers were chasing a play off spot and Scarborough were rooted to the bottom of the league. 1-1 it finished. Contrasting fortunes saw the Nobbers on the rise and Scarborough fell into non league obscurity. Sadly in 2007 Scarborough Football Club were liquidated. Whenever me and the Mrs head over that way we always have a look at the old ground but now I believe it's no longer there. Just the site of a load of houses.

 

My other team that I follow is Bamber Bridge. A small village just south of Preston as you come off the M6 at junction 29. I grew up in the neighbouring village of Lostock Hall and when Preston were away, the Brig were usually at home so it provided me with live football every week. It was only £1 for kids and £3 for adults. A nice little ground with a club house whereby if the footy is shite you can always go and sit inside and have a few pints and so on. I saw some good games there against the local rivals Chorley and although I couldn't get a tiket for it a famous game was played there in lead up to Euro 96. Bamber Bridge vs Czech Republic. Unsurprisingly the Brig were on the end of a 9-1 thumping. They're still knocking about now are Brig. I think they're in the Nothern Premier or something like that. Brett Ormerod has just recently retired after playing for them too.